Due to the original body's death, the Shadow Clone that had been launching deadly attacks at Lujiu and Haiyi suddenly vanished without a trace. Lujiu and Haiyi froze for a moment, then both collapsed to the ground, unable to hold themselves up any longer. They gulped down air, the nerves strained by the threat of death nearly snapping.
"I'm saved..." Lujiu felt as if his brain had been deprived of oxygen. He opened his mouth as wide as possible and desperately inhaled, like a fish that was about to suffocate. Soon, he suddenly realized why the Shadow Clone had disappeared. His expression stiffened. Could Ye Zi have killed that terrifying enemy?
With that thought in mind, Lujiu called to Haiyi. Together, they helped the unconscious Choza to his feet and headed toward Ye Zi. Before long, they saw Ye Zi kneeling on one knee, as well as the conspicuous corpse beside him. They were both stunned.
Such a powerful enemy had actually died beneath Ye Zi's blade.
As expected of Konoha's Little White Fang...
Sensing movement, Ye Zi abruptly turned to look at them. Killing intent still lingered in his eyes. When that icy gaze swept over them, Lujiu and Haiyi shuddered involuntarily, their skin instantly breaking out in goosebumps. The looks they gave Ye Zi held a trace of fear.
After realizing it was Lujiu and the others, Ye Zi reined in the killing intent in his eyes and struggled to steady his ragged breathing. He took out a Soldier Pill and popped it into his mouth, hoping to quickly recover some stamina and Chakra. Before the battle, after hearing what Shicun had said, he had already realized that the Stone ninja had targeted him for some unknown reason.
After thinking it over from every angle, he could only